Apparatus for cooling sterilized or cooked canned goods.



I. B. COOK. APPARATUS FOR COOLING STERILIZED 0R COOKED CANNED GOODS.

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APPARATUS FOR COOLING STERILIZED 0R COOKED CANNED GOODS.

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JUSTIN B. COOK, OF TEMPE, ARIZONA.

.APPARATUS FOR COOLING. STERILIZED 0R COOKED CANNEI) GOODS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Application filed March 4, 1916. Serial N o. 82,513.

To all ywhom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JUSTIN B. CooK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tempe, county of Maricopa, State of Arizona, have invented a certain new and useful Apparatus for Cooling Sterilized or Cooked Canned Goods; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to apparatus for cooling cooked or sterilized canned goods, and it may be said to consist in the provision of the novel and advantageous features and in the novel and improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts and devices as will be apparent from the description and claims which follow hereinafter.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved apparatus of the character specified in which the hot canned goods is cooled by dripping water; the canned goods being moved through the dripping water along successively higher levels, so that a saving of cooling water is effected, and the canned goods is gradually cooled by contact with water of decreased temperature from the lower to the higher levels.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved apparatus of the character specified in which the conveyers are oscillated to agitate and thus expedite the cooling of the canned goods. v

Further objects of the invention are to provide a novel and improved apparatus of the character specified, which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, install, maintain and operate, and which is `highly effective for its purpose and adapted to produce large capacity results.

Other objects and the advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a careful consideration of the following description of the preferred con` struction of the apparatus, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a broken elevational view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the conveyer in changed position: Fig. 4 is a broken sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a broken enlarged elevational view of one end portion ofthe apparatus; Fig. 6 is a broken enlarged elevational view of the other end portion of the apparatus; Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. l-'with parts omitted for the sake of clearness; Figs. 8 and 9 are enlarged broken views showing the mounting of the bars of the chutes whereby the latter are connected by universal couplings to the conveyers and elevators; and Fig. 10 is an enlarged broken view showing the chain conveyer.

The framework of the apparatus consists of the substantially rectangular inclined end frames 12, substantially rectangular vertical frames 13 arranged adjacent to the end frames 12, a plurality of substantially rectangular vertical frames '14 arranged in spaced relation between the frames 13, and the spaced timbers 15 extending longitudinally of the apparatus and suitably connected to the sides of the frames 12, 13 and 14. Mounted substantially centrally on the top crosspieces of the frames 13 and 14 is a perforated pipe 16 to which is connected the pipe 17 which lead to a suitable source, not shown, of cooling water supply. At different levels below the pipe 16 are arranged a plurality of conveyers comprising runways 18 through which pass endless chains 19 which are adapted to convey or move the canned goods 2O along or through the runways 18. The latter are each formed with a bottom 21, the sides or barriers 22, and the channel 23 to guide the chain 19 at the bottom of each runway. The runways 18 are mounted on crossbars 24 which extend between and are suitably secured to the sides of the frames 13 and 14. The chains 19 are provided with fingers or projections 25 to engage the cans 20, and at the ends of the runways 18 they pass around sprocket wheels 26 which are mounted on the shafts 27 lfitted in bearings 28 arranged on the timbers 15. When as in this instance the endless chains 19 are of considerable length they are supported by the sprocket wheels 29 the shafts of which are arranged on the hangers 3() which are carried by the crossbars 24. Cn the end frames 12 are mounted the elevators 31 and 31 which are connected to the runways 18 by the inclined chutes 32; the latter preferably being connected to suitable receiving landings 33 and the discharging landings 34 which are suitably arranged on the inclined runways 35 of the elevators 31 and 31.

The endless chains 36 of the elevators 31 and 31 are provided with the spaced fingers or shoulders 37 for engaging the cans 20, and they pass along the runways 35 and over the sprocket wheels 33 mounted on the shafts 39 which latter are fitted in bearings 40 suitably arranged on the end frames 12. rThe runways 35 are mounted on frames or brackets 41 which are suitably secured to the frames 12. A discharge chute 42 is pro# vided at the upper end of the elevator 31. Adjacent to one end of the lower conveyer is arranged a stand or feed hopper 43 which is Connected to the low-er runway 1S by the inclined chute As seen more clearly in Fig. 7, the cooling water from the pipe 1G drips on the cans 2O as the latter are moved along by the upper conveyer, and then the cooling water is received by the pan 45, and passes through perforations 46 in the lower part of the pian and drips on the cans 20 which are moved along by the next lower conveyer. Thus a comparatively small amount of water is used to cool the canned goods and it is collected in the pan or trough 47 which is arranged below the lower conveyer. As shown the pans 45 and 47 preferably extend between the sides of the frames 13 and 14 and are suitably mounted on the timbers 15. 4ln suitable bearing-S43 on the top of the frames 13 and 14 is mounted the power shaft 49 on which is mounted the fast and loose pulleys 50 and 51, 'and also the bevel pinions 52 which are in mesh with the bevel wheels 53 which latter are mounted on the transverse shafts 54 which are mounted in suitable bearings 55 on the top of the frames 13. The elevators 31 and 31 are operatively connected to the shafts 54 by sprocket chains 56 which pass over the sprocket wheels 57' and53 mounted on the shafts 39 and 54. The conveyers are operatively connected to the shafts 54 by bevel wheels 59 mounted on the shafts 27 and in mesh with bevel pinions 60 on the upright shafts 61 which latter' have thereon the bevel wheels G3 in mesh with the bevel pinions G4 on the shafts 54 and are mounted in bearings G2 suitably arrangedA on the frames 13. 1n order to expedite with advantage the cooling of the canned goods 20, the conveyers are preferably oscillated to agitate the contents of the cans; the bottom parts of the runways 13 having suitably secured thereto the bearing lugs 65 which are pivotally mounted on the shafts G6 litted in supporting bearings 67 which are suitably secured to the crossbars 24. To the runways 1-8 are suitably secured one end portion of the levers 68 which have the other end portions thereof mounted on the pivot pins 69 on which are pivotally mounti ed adjacent ends of the links 70 which are operatively connected to the eccentrics 71 mounted on the power shaft 49. To pergoods to the discharge chute 42.

mit free oscillatory movement of the con veyers, the runways 13 are preferably'connectedby universal couplings to the chutes 32 and 44, and said chutes may valso be connected by universal couplings to the landings 33 and 34 and the feed hopper 43; the chutes 32 and 44 consisting of hollow bars 72 inthe ends of which are freely fitted the balls 7 3 which are suitably mounted on the runways 13, landings 33 Iand 34, and feed hopper 43, see Figs. 5, 6, 3 and 9. At the `junction of the runways 13 and chutes 32 and 44 the end portions 74 of the sides are of increased height to guide the cans 20 to and from the chutes. On the sidesof the inclined runways 35 are suitably secured metal plates 75 formed with edges which are inclined upwardly so that they strip or guideJ the canned goods 2O away from the elevators 31 and 31 and to the landings Cooling water which drops into the runways 13 passes out of the latter through the perforations 76 in the sides 22.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the het canned goods from the cooker or sterilizer, not shown, is suitably conveyed to the stand or feed hopper 43 whence it passes by way of the chute 44, the lowest of the conveyers and chutes 32 andL landings 33 to the lower end part of the elevator 31 by which the canned goods is raised tothe landing 34 on the elevator 31 and thence passes along the inclined' chute 32 to the next higher conveyer which carries it to the chute 32 leading to the landing 33 on the elevator 31 which latter raises the cannedl goods to the landing 34 on the elevator 31 whence the canned goods passes by way of the chute 32 and the next higher conveyer and the chute 32 to the upper landing 33 on the elevator 31 which latter delivers the canned passing along the conveyers the canned goods is cooled by dripping water from the.

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The construction of the apparatus which has been particularly illustrated and described admits of changes and modifications-wherefore the right is reserved to all such changes and modifications as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention which is defined in the appended claims.

1. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of conveyers having pivotallymounted runways, and means for oscillating said runways.

2. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of conveyers having pivotallymounted runways, elevators at the ends of the conveyers, and means for oscillating the runways.

3. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a pivotally-mounted runway,

While a shaft, an eccentric on the shaft, a link connected to the eccentric, and a lever having one end portion thereof pivotally connected to the link and having the other end portion thereof attached to the runway.

4. In apparatus for cooling canned goods, the combination of conveyers arranged in a substantially vertical plane and at di'erent levels, means for moving the canned goods to the conveyers in succession, and means whereby the canned goods is agitated while being carried by said conveyers.

5. In apparatus for cooling canned goods, the combination of oscillatable conveyers arranged in a substantially vertical plane and at different levels, and means for elevating the canned goods fro-m the lower to the higher conveyers in succession.

6. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of conveyers having pivotally mounted runways, elevators at the ends of the conveyers, means for oscillating said runways, and chutes connected to the conveyers and the runways by universal couplings.

7. In apparatus for cooling canned goods, l

the combination of conveyers having pivotally mounted runways, said conveyers arranged in a substantially vertical plane and at different levels, means for moving the canned goods to the conveyers in succession, a shaft, eccentrics on the shaft, links operatively connected to the eccentrics, levers having one end portion thereof pivotally connected to said links and having the other end portion thereof attached to the runways.

8. In apparatus for cooling canned goods, comprising the combination of conveyers having pivotally-mounted runways, said conveyers arranged in a substantially vertical plane and at diiferent levels, elevators for moving the canned goods from the lower to the higher conveyers in succession, chutes connected to the conveyers and the runways by universal couplings, a shaft, eccentrics on said shaft, links operatively connected to the eccentrics, levers having one end portion thereof pivotally connected to said links 'and having the other end portion thereof attached to the runways, and operative connections between said shaft and the conveyers and elevators.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication at Tempe, county or Maricopa, State of Arizona, this 24 day of FebruaryfA. D. 1916.

JUSTIN B. COOK.

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